Employees Only Restaurant and Bar
Bar · Center City
7953 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046
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Highlights
Inventive craft cocktails with a retro speakeasy vibe
Inventive craft cocktails with a retro speakeasy vibe
"Employees Only is one of the most recognizable bar brands in the world, so it was no surprise to us that when they opened on Santa Monica Blvd. in 2018, it was one of the hardest places to find a seat. Fast forward today though, and EO has evolved into a most unexpected thing: an actual neighborhood spot. Sure, a drink here will still set you back about $18, but if you’re in the mood to drink interesting, delicious cocktails without having to wait in line anymore or put on uncomfortable shoes, Employees Only is your spot." - brant cox
"The original Employees Only kicked off NYC's cocktail speakeasy craze when it opened almost two decades ago, so it was no surprise that when they first landed in West Hollywood, it was one of the hardest tables to snag in the neighborhood. Fast forward to today though, and EO has evolved into something unexpected—an actual neighborhood spot. Sure, the Italian-ish menu is just OK, and a drink here will set you back, but the retro-cool space feels like having dinner and drinks in a smoky 70s nightclub where you can get dressed up and feel hot in a darkened room." - brant cox, sylvio martins
"This LA outpost of the New York cocktail institution isn’t a carbon copy of the original. Not only is it bigger in size and scope but its cocktails are created with Los Angeles in mind, using local ingredients. Its fall menu, an ode to the 1990s ‘tini era, features culinary takes on then-popular drinks from kamikaze shots reimagined with kaffir lime gin and calamansi to a Cosmo riff with pepperoncini-infused blanco tequila." - Caroline Pardilla
"Employees Only is a fancy cocktail bar/restaurant from NYC, and drinking in this space feels like we’ve time-traveled to a luxury airport lounge in the 1970s. There’s a private dining room that’s reminiscent of an old-school speakeasy, and the option for a full buyout is also available. Capacity: Private room seats 26, full buyout seats 60." - sylvio martins
"The upscale cocktail bar in West Hollywood has recently transformed their parking lot into a new patio filled with benches and umbrellas. And if some of the best-made craft cocktails in the neighborhood aren’t enough to lure you in, they’re also offering a mobile haircutting service on the weekends, and tremendous wood-fired pizzas every day." - brett keating
